Mechanically, this game feels like if Professor Layton was a ps2 rhythm game. In tone it kind of reminds me of the 3d sonic games, especially in the sort of dichotomy of zany charactera/gameplay aspects clashing with a relatively involved plot. Most of the characters dont really work well enough to carry the game like sonic does. I wish there had been a sequel, because I have a feeling there was potential for something pretty fun to come out.

The voice acting for certain characters (cough cough Marie...) is hillariously bad, but her story is pretty cliched so after a bit it just made bearing through it more entertaining. I don't really get why Raphael doesn't have a bit of french accent but at least his lines are generally good.

I loved Inspector Vergiere and Charlie, they were a lot of fun in their brief appearances. Although why are they so mean to each other?? lmao. Would've loved to see Raphael and Charlie's dynamic develop a bit more, could've been fun that the rivalry had a bit more backstory to it.

As for the minigames, save for the gyroscope ones and what seemed like one or two mapping issues i had a lot of fun with them. Some formats repeated multiple times but i personally liked the more challenging versions, since i liked most of the rhythm games that had multiple appearances. I was able to finish all the games without issue but I definitely didn't get a good score on some of them.

The soundtrack is extremely good, i'll be looking out for any live band covers but even the original 3ds versions are great. I especially like the tracks that draw a bit more on the thief/spy soundscape.

My one gripe is as a thief story enjoyer i wish the thieving was used more. It ended up feeling more like a detective reskin during a great part of the story, but the sneaking/posing minigames and the fighting minigames were my favorites.